Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Kaufman Trailers Of Nc

5VGFW5326ML003686 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
12 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenMay 21, 2025
ID
Last seenMay 16, 2026
KS
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 12 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5VGFW5326ML003686
Make
Kaufman Trailers Of Nc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 1, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5VG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FW532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
003686

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 21, 2025 – May 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 16, 2026KSII · Walk-around3KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181723689PH/IL
May 16, 2026KSII · Walk-around3KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181723689PH/IL
Apr 26, 2026MTII · Walk-around0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181723989PHTA/IL
Mar 17, 2026CAI · Full0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181723689PH-TA/IL
Nov 30, 2025MTI · Full1OOSDMLCSL LLC 44769273689PHTA/IL
Nov 22, 2025IAII · Walk-around17OOSBRP LOGISTICS INC 42589303689PHTA/IL
Aug 25, 2025MOII · Walk-around9OOSNIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542NO PLATE/IL
Aug 15, 2025MOII · Walk-around2NIMBUS 2000 LLC 44365423689PHTA/IL
Jul 28, 2025AZII · Walk-around0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571011913ST/IL
Jul 9, 2025NMI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571011913ST/IL
Jun 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571011913ST/IL
May 21, 2025IDI · Full18OOSCBS LOGISTICS INC 39193171011913ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 17, 2026May 16, 20264IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Nov 30, 2025Nov 30, 20251IL
BRP LOGISTICS INC4258930Nov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Aug 15, 2025Aug 25, 20252IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 25, 2025Jul 28, 20253IL
CBS LOGISTICS INC3919317May 21, 2025May 21, 20251IL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
3689PHIL2KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMay 16, 2026May 16, 20262
3989PHTAILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 26, 2026Apr 26, 20261
3689PH-TAILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
3689PHTAILDMLCSL LLCNov 30, 2025Nov 30, 20251
3689PHTAILBRP LOGISTICS INCNov 22, 2025Nov 22, 20251
NO PLATEILNIMBUS 2000 LLCAug 25, 2025Aug 25, 20251
3689PHTAILNIMBUS 2000 LLCAug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251
1011913STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 25, 2025Jul 28, 20253
1011913STILCBS LOGISTICS INCMay 21, 2025May 21, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 1, 2026